Summing Up No. 08 - Reel 1 1948

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A Quarterly Chronicle of Current Events. Produced by the Pathe Documentary Unit. Second Quarter 1948. Reel 1. Bogota: rioting, looting and murder take place after assassination of Liberal leader Senor Gaitan. Angry crowds in the streets. Car and building set alight and documents thrown from windows....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
84709
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:24:42:00 / 01:32:54:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2945.04
Issue Date:
1948

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